Maria Tsaneva

I am from beautiful Bulgarian city on the Danube, Ruse, where Elias Canetti was born too.

After I finished Gymnasium there, I began to study painting at the Art Academy in Sofia and graduated in 1980.

I had worked for various Bulgarian publishing houses as illustrator and book designer, including Publishing house of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Sofia.

Now I live in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Since 2001, I have my own publishing company.

I have daughter and two wonderful grandchildren - Danny and Dea.

I am fluent in Russian language.

My greatest hobby and passion is children's illustrations and to study the biographies of great artists.